Bhagavad GitaBhagavad Gita 9.22
Chapter 9, verse 22: the Sanskrit, the Roman letters, the meaning and what it is used for.
अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते
तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम्
ananyāścintayanto māṃ ye janāḥ paryupāsate
teṣāṃ nityābhiyuktānāṃ yogakṣemaṃ vahāmyaham
Meaning
For those who think of me alone and worship me without any other thought, I carry what they lack and preserve what they have.
Explanation
The phrase yoga-kshema, "securing what is not yet had and preserving what is had", is the heart of the promise. The verse is read as a promise of care for those who are devoted, but it is also a sentence often put on the walls of offices and shops as a statement of trust. Readers should take care not to read it as a promise that no hardship will come.
Where it fits
This is verse 22 of 34 in chapter 9, "The royal knowledge and royal secret" (Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga). previous verse (9.21) · next verse (9.23)
Related verses
- Bhagavad Gita 4.7
- Bhagavad Gita 4.8
- Bhagavad Gita 7.14
- Bhagavad Gita 9.26
- Bhagavad Gita 10.8
- Bhagavad Gita 15.15
Questions people ask
What does Bhagavad Gita 9.22 mean?
For those who think of me alone and worship me without any other thought, I carry what they lack and preserve what they have.
Where is this verse?
It is verse 22 of chapter 9 (The royal knowledge and royal secret), which has 34 verses.
Meanings and explanations are our own wording, not an authorised translation. Readers of the Gita follow different traditions and teachers; please ask yours about what you read here.